Health and Wellness

Embracing Our Passions: The Health Benefits of Play
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Embracing Our Passions: The Health Benefits of Play

I would rather die of passion than boredom. Octave Mouret in Au Bonheur des Dames by Émile Zola Happy New Year! As 2018 unfolds, I wish everyone health, joy and prosperity. The last year for me was a transformative one, filled with travel, new friendships, and assorted challenges. Two pivotal moments stood out – one…

Our Deepest Fear …
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Our Deepest Fear …

While spring-cleaning my home library, I rediscovered an inspirational gem tucked in one of the books as a marker – a quote from A Return to Love by Marianne Williamson, spiritual teacher, author and lecturer. I never tire of the timeless, encouraging message that speaks to our individual uniqueness, capacity for love and immeasurable human…

COULD WE ALL BE MENTALLY ILL?

COULD WE ALL BE MENTALLY ILL?

Could we all be mentally ill?  This may be the diagnosis when the American Psychiatric Association (APA) officially publishes the DSM-5 in May 2013. What is the DSM? DSM stands for “Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders” and is essentially the “bible of psychiatry.”  The manual contains a listing of psychiatric disorders, corresponding to…

Taking a Stand (or My First Skinny Dip)
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Taking a Stand (or My First Skinny Dip)

Say YES to life.  Participate.  Move.  Act….Take a stand. Susan Jeffers, psychologist, author I like skinny-dipping.  This recent self-discovery is startling in view of the fact that I’m someone who has always been timid around water and the idea of me skinny-dipping was as remote as, well…, me diving off a dock.  How did I…

You Are Not Your Hair: 5 Reasons to Go Gray
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You Are Not Your Hair: 5 Reasons to Go Gray

Last summer I decided to do the unthinkable – stop coloring my hair.  The song “I Am Not My Hair” by India.Arie was stuck in my head and I was at a point in my life that cried for change. The decision to go “au naturel” wasn’t an easy one.  My love affair with hair…